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the analysis is from the u.s. korean institute at johns hopkins school of advance the international studies. attempts to have a freeze of the program collapsed when north korea launched a missile in april. >>> what about bomb-sniffing mice? one security company says the mice are great at fining the explosives because they have a heightened sense of smell and can easily fit into small places. they believe they could one day be used in airports an other places with high security. >>> heavy rains and strong winds are still wreaking havoc in italy. boats could be seen being swept away by strong currents. many roads are still swamped with flood waters and a 73-year- old man is believed to have died when his car was submerged in water in tuscany. n tuscany. >>> the massive snow dumped by superstorm sandy turned out to be a scrooge for some christmas tree farms in maryland. a look at the serious tree drag coming up next. >>> metro responds to complaint it didn't have enough service for all the folk that had to go to work
the analysis is from the u.s. korean institute at johns hopkins school of advance the international studies. attempts to have a freeze of the program collapsed when north korea launched a missile in april. >>> what about bomb-sniffing mice? one security company says the mice are great at fining the explosives because they have a heightened sense of smell and can easily fit into small places. they believe they could one day be used in airports an other places with high security....
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and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> happening now, the murder trial of a buoy state university student. opening statements set to begin in a half hour. alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate. killed her last year after the two argued over music played on an i pod. if convicted, she faces life in prison without parole. >>> another case we're following former dc council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced in court later today. bank fraud and campaign finance charges. separate sentences for both. melanie is live this morning with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all of this is going to play out in two separate court houses because he's facing charges in two different jurisdictions. one, the bank fraud charges is a federal case and the other is a campaign finance charge. suggesting in the bank fraud case a 6 day jail term. but could be much longer in the campaign violation case, that second case. brown was a rising political star. instead he had a high profile fall after
and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> happening now, the murder trial of a buoy state university student. opening statements set to begin in a half hour. alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate. killed her last year after the two argued over music played on an i pod. if convicted, she faces life in prison without parole. >>> another case we're following former dc council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced in court later today. bank fraud and campaign...
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a new revelation today, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is under investigation after he allegedly had inappropriate communications with that tampa socialite. >> he has faith in general allen and believes he's doing and has done an excellent job. and i would rephrase the pentagon for the process underway with regard general allen. >> the pin is investigating his communication with jill kelly, the woman who triggered the fbi investigation and uncovered the affair between pet rayus and broadwell. they're looking at thousands of e-mail exchanges, some of which are said to be flirtacious in nature. >>> general john allen's involvement in the scandal could lead to a rare case of a top battle field commander being court-martialed. allen maintains his innocence. if the defense department investigates and is found guilty, he could -- [ indiscernible ] a news alert out of charles county, a 17- year-old arrested after killing a d.c. cab driver that might be linked to a double shooting in maryland. lauren demarco is live in la
a new revelation today, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is under investigation after he allegedly had inappropriate communications with that tampa socialite. >> he has faith in general allen and believes he's doing and has done an excellent job. and i would rephrase the pentagon for the process underway with regard general allen. >> the pin is investigating his communication with jill kelly, the woman who triggered the fbi investigation and uncovered the affair between pet...
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fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at the u.s. district court this morning with a look at what brown is facing. >> reporter: good morning. brown is facing perhaps a jail term but we'll see. his original plea agreement where he admitted guilty to all of those charms called identify six-month jail sentence but right now, prosecutors seem to be softening somewhat recommending to the judge just six days in jail for kwame brown and three years of supervised probation. it was really just a high profile fall from grace. brown held the district's second highest local elected office before pleading guilty in june to providing false information on bank loan applications. one of the loans was for a 39- foot, 330-horsepower boat. brown also forged the signature of a friend on an application and doctored two forms to overstate his income by tens of thousands of dollars. another case involved an audit by d.c.'s office of campaign finance and that found that brown's 2008 election campaign failed to report more than $400,000 in contributions and
fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at the u.s. district court this morning with a look at what brown is facing. >> reporter: good morning. brown is facing perhaps a jail term but we'll see. his original plea agreement where he admitted guilty to all of those charms called identify six-month jail sentence but right now, prosecutors seem to be softening somewhat recommending to the judge just six days in jail for kwame brown and three years of supervised probation. it was really just a high...
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there's no word when or if it will come to the u.s. no. 4, moms to be who have the flu or prolonged fever may have an increased risk of giving birth to a child with autism. a study found children born to women who reported having the flu while pregnant were twice as likely to develop autism and three times as likely if their mom had a prolonged fever. no. 3, home depot is having its christmas light trade. in bring your old lights in and get coupons for l.e.d. string lights. the trade-in runs through wednesday. no. 2, thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year. according to the american farm bureau federation, it will cost just under $50 to feed 10 people turkey and all the trimmings, 28 cents more than last year. you can blame the 3% increase on the turkey. no. 1, thursday, thanksgiving thursday, is the new black friday. first wal-mart and now target, the retailer will open 9 p.m. thanksgiving evening, three hours earlier than last year. target hopes to kick off the holiday shopping season with two days of staggered deals. that's a l
there's no word when or if it will come to the u.s. no. 4, moms to be who have the flu or prolonged fever may have an increased risk of giving birth to a child with autism. a study found children born to women who reported having the flu while pregnant were twice as likely to develop autism and three times as likely if their mom had a prolonged fever. no. 3, home depot is having its christmas light trade. in bring your old lights in and get coupons for l.e.d. string lights. the trade-in runs...
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they were planning to hear from him this week about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. he was the cia directorate the time of the attack, he visited libya after the attack. >> reporter: the september 11th attack killed u.s. ambassador chris dive stereoens and other americans. >> this is something that could have been prevented, the murder, the terror attack. >> reporter: the acting cia director will testify in place of petraeus on thursday. as for general allen, his nomination to take the u.s. european command is on hold n. washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> "the washington post" reports this man, senator john kerry, might be tapped to be the secretary of defense. you heard correctly, defense. the senator has long been rumored as a possible replacement when secretary of state hillary clinton steps down as planned, but "the washington post" said senator kerry might be a part of what they call an extensive rearrangement of the president's national security team. the white h
they were planning to hear from him this week about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. he was the cia directorate the time of the attack, he visited libya after the attack. >> reporter: the september 11th attack killed u.s. ambassador chris dive stereoens and other americans. >> this is something that could have been prevented, the murder, the terror attack. >> reporter: the acting cia...
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. >> reporter: earlier this year a memorandum was sent from the u.s. naval undersecretary to commanders in the field giving them discretion to use the d
. >> reporter: earlier this year a memorandum was sent from the u.s. naval undersecretary to commanders in the field giving them discretion to use the d